Addiction
Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts
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Filmmaker Melanie Manchot explains how her drama Stephen can offer hope to addicts
Stephen is a new feature film by Melanie Manchot dealing with experiences of addiction
'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
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'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy
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Amy's Place: How a 'beautiful' housing project giving hope became Amy Winehouse's real legacy
Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides
Gambling should carry a public health warning like cigarettes to prevent suicides
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too'
Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’
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Midge Ure on alcoholism and recovery: ‘After I saw my daughter’s reaction, I never touched it again’
'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
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'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
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Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
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‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
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The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
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A reader writes: gambling companies target the most vulnerable
Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
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Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
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I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
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Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
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I’m an NHS psychiatrist – this is my advice to football fans who gamble during the World Cup
Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease - but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever
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Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease - but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever
UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis
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UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis
How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
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How graffiti artist Opake overcame addiction and homelessness and is now changing lives
Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
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Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January
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Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January
The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa
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The Big Issue vendor who became London’s happiest bus driver is now bringing drinking water to Africa
London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction
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London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction
Secret Drug Addict: 'Lockdown has been on another level'
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Secret Drug Addict: 'Lockdown has been on another level'
How do you get through social isolation when you’re an alcoholic?
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